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A man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a popular South Side shooting range Wednesday.

Police Sgt. George Antu said the 37-year-old man had been firing a rented weapon downrange at A Place to Shoot in the 13000 block of Pleasanton Road when witnesses saw him fall about 11:30 a.m., though nobody saw the shooting.

A paramedic who also had been shooting tried to perform CPR as emergency personnel and police arrived, but the man died at the scene.

Antu said it wasn't clear whether the man shot himself accidentally or intentionally.

He said police will search the man's vehicle for a suicide note or other evidence that could help them determine if it was intentional.

The shooting range in September ended a legal battle with the neighboring Mission Del Lago Golf Course, where a player was hit by a stray bullet in March.